Legislation aimed at forging closer ties between the US and Taiwan, which China highly condemns
Taiwan News
Date: 2018/03/01
By: Juvina Lai, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — China expressed anger and dissatisfaction on Thursday after the
China voiced anger Thursday at the US Senate passage of the Taiwan Travel Act. (By Associated Press)
United States Senate passed the Taiwan Travel Act and said some of the clauses violated the “One-China” principle, which they claim is the foundation of China-US relations.
The US Senate passed the Taiwan Travel Act by unanimous consent, as it had also passed the House of Representatives in January without any opposition.
The act states that the US should allow its officials at all levels to travel to Taiwan to meet with their Taiwanese counterparts as well as permit high-level Taiwanese officials to enter the United States “under respectful conditions” to meet their American counterparts. The bill also strongly encourages stronger economic and cultural ties and urges Taiwanese representatives to conduct business in the United States, as reported by Reuters. [FULL STORY]
